A Potential Solution to the Methane Problem. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is released by farming, mining, fossil fuel drilling, and by melting permafrost. For climate scientists, the increasing emissions are a major concern but reduction is a serious challenge. A potential solution has been developed by the Plata lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this discussion, Dr. Desiree Plata explains the serious challenge of methane emissions and an ingenious solution created in her lab: an inexpensive system using zeolite clays and copper. This solution is still in development, but is receiving a lot of attention. Guest: Desiree Plata, Ph.D., Gilbert W. Winslow (1937) Career Development Professor in Civil Engineering; and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT 

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